Sparklers, while pretty, are extremely dangerous and not meant for children. Macaroni KID Conejo Valley - Malibu - Calabasas wants you to have a safe Fourth of July complete with some SAFE SPARKLERS! This craft is easy to do with the kiddos and just as pretty!
Safer DIY Sparklers
What you'll need:
- 12” wooden dowel
- White acrylic craft paint - optional
- Gold glitter glue or paint - optional
- 2 pipe cleaners
- star garland, varying colors, silver gold, anything works!
- Scissors
- foam stickers (optional)
How to make it:
- Cut wire garland into several six inch pieces. Gather all the pieces of garland together like a bouquet. If you can't find star garland at your local craft or dollar store use silver or gold foiled wrapping paper and cut it into strips!
- Wind the bottoms of the garland together or tape the foiled strips together at the bottom.
- Attach your garland bouquet to the top of the dowel rod by winding tightly, a pipe cleaner around the dowel rod and the bouquet of garland. The pipe cleaner should now secure the garland to the dowel. Repeat with second pipe cleaner.
- You can also tape the pipe cleaners on with ease!
- Position and adjust the garland pieces so that it looks like a sparkler!
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Optional Accessorizing:
- Paint your dowel rod white and then add some glitter or sparkle!
- Add 2 foam stickers (larger stars) that are the same size and sandwich the garland at the top of the dowel rod with two stars.
- Add in some strips of gold or silver foil paper!
- Curl your garland into coils for an added effect!